Eradicating gender-based violence should be a priority everywhere. Recent headlines have been unspeakably depressing. -Taliban silencing women by law -Horrific murder of athlete Rebecca Cheptegei -Terrifying case of Gisèle Pélicot, prostituted by her husband and raped by dozens of men -Murder of black trans nursing student, Vanity Williams, in the US -Brazil gender violence "higher than ever"- a woman is "raped every 8 mins" This is a global epidemic. Global leaders must treat it as such.